LUCKY CALLERAuthor(s): Emma Mills Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 3/5 stars MINOR SPOILERS BELOW The perfect comeback only comes to you way after the offending incident, most especially when you’re alone in the shower with no one but the shampoo bottle to tell it to. Can we talk about how gorgeous this cover is? I … Continue reading Review: Lucky Caller
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Review: Slay
SLAYAuthor(s): Brittney Morris Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 4/5 stars All I ever wanted to do was escape into this magical world where for once I don’t have to act a certain way because I’m Black, and where I don’t have to answer certain questions because I’m the Black authority in the room, and where … Continue reading Review: Slay
Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE Author(s): Tomi Adeyemi Stand-alone or Series: Legacy of Orïsha #2 Rating: 5/5 stars SPOILERS BELOW You two. Even when you crash, you intertwine. After rereading Children of Blood and Bone, I could not wait to start the sequel. I just need to know what happens! I did hear that the second … Continue reading Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Review: Children of Blood and Bone (Reread)
CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONEAuthor(s): Tomi Adeyemi Stand-alone or Series: Legacy of Orïsha #1 Rating: 5/5 stars I won't let your ignorance silence my pain. I recently bought the sequel, Children of Virtue and Vengeance and since it's been two years (!!) since I've read COBAB, I thought it's due for a reread. I remember … Continue reading Review: Children of Blood and Bone (Reread)
Review: Long Way Down
LONG WAY DOWNAuthor(s): Jason Reynolds Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 5/5 stars After reading The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, I realized I loved verse novels. So when I realized this book is written in verse? I just had to read it. And I'm so glad I did. This book was fantastic, to say the … Continue reading Review: Long Way Down
Summer Reading Challenge
Hi everyone and welcome to the intro post for a challenge I and a friend from bookstagram are hosting, @overlookingbookcovers! This July and August we are going to attempt to read and check off as many of the prompts as possible. The whole thing is very easy. Read a book for each prompt, and give … Continue reading Summer Reading Challenge
Review: Imagine Me
IMAGINE MEAuthor(s): Tahereh Mafi Stand-alone or Series: Book #6 in the Shatter Me series Rating: 3/5 stars SPOILERS BELOW To the world, she is formidable. To me? She is the world. Image from Goodreads Even though many people expressed their dislike for the second half of this series, I could not imagine the story ending … Continue reading Review: Imagine Me
Bookish Valentine’s Day: Six Books to Spend Valentine’s Day Reading
Valentine's Day is a miss or hit for people. Some love it, some hate it. I'm impartial to it. I like to think of Valentine's Day as a day to not only celebrate romantic love, but other loves as well. I usually spend it with friends or family. And books. How can I not include … Continue reading Bookish Valentine’s Day: Six Books to Spend Valentine’s Day Reading
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